Chalkboard Wall!

Have you seen our giant chalkboard wall?

We LOVE it but we were a little nervous to begin with because as you can see it was an enormous focal point in our kitchen/dining room. HUGE!

But we went forward with it and I loved it right away! 

Everyone, adults and children, use it all the time. 

I would highly recommend adding one to a big family space in your home.   My 2 and 4 year old use it all the time. It comes in spurts. They go a week with out touching it and then all of a sudden its all they do for 2 hours one night.  The mess is not bad at all, but I have found that the wall needs to be carefully erased.  We need to wipe the board down with a wet soapy cloth, and then rewipe with another clean cloth. This is after the chalk has built up for awhile and the traditional eraser does nothing but move it around eventually. 

And case you are wondering, the top is a piece of picture wire stretched tightly. I found these bird clothespins at Crate & Barrel.